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James Robertson Justice Characters Sir Lancelot Spratt Film Doctor In Love (1965) Director Ralph

Sir Lancelot Spratt - an obituary By Tim Mitchell Public fascination with all things medical continues to spawn a range of books, films and television programmes both fictional and based on reality. The nature of clinical medicine with its plethora of interactions between staff and patients is fertile ground for story-telling.


James Robertson Justice Joan Sims Characters Sir Lancelot Spratt Matron Film Doctor In Clover (1966

One of its most notable characters was the terrifying, loud, bullying consultant surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt, played by actor James Robertson Justice (1907-1975) (Figure 1). On viewing a 1966 BBC interview with Robertson Justice we became suspicious that he had based his character on a well-known British urologist, Frederick 'Snorker.


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He falls in with three longer-serving hopefuls and is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing, and fast-sportscar-driving that constitute 1950s medical training. However, the formidable figure of Chief Surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt (James Robertson Justice) forever looms to remind them of their real purposes. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26}


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James Robertson Justice: Sir Lancelot Spratt Showing all 5 items Jump to: Photos (2) Quotes (3) Photos Quotes Sir Lancelot Spratt : You cut a patient he bleeds, until the processes of nature form a clot and stop it. This interval is known scientifically as the 'bleeding time'. You! What's the bleeding time? Simon Sparrow : Ten past ten, sir.


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Caricatures such as Sir Lancelot Spratt, of the 1954 Doctor in the House British film comedy, who famously declared "Remember, to be a successful surgeon you need the eyes of a hawk, the heart of a lion, and the hands of a lady", one hopes are consigned to the archives of farce.


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He adds that, in surgery, the "hectoring image of Sir Lancelot Spratt who never listened to other doctors or patients has thankfully disappeared." One of the reasons for the disappearance of the surgeon cast in the Spratt mould is that trainee surgeons, in common with all doctors, now learn the value of good communication skills from.


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James Robertson Justice (1907-1975) Actor Soundtrack IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Play trailer 2:48 Doctor in Trouble (1970) 15 Videos 37 Photos James Robertson Justice was always a noticeable presence in a film with his large stature, bushy beard and booming voice.


Sir Lancelot of Camelot

James Robertson Justice appeared as the irascible chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt, a role he would repeat in many of the sequels. Plot summary The story follows the fortunes of Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde), starting as a new medical student at the fictional St Swithin's Hospital in London.


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Clip from the 1954 film: Doctor in the House


DOCTOR IN LOVE (1960) James Robertson Justice as Sir Lancelot Spratt Michael Craig as Dr

How many of you remember Sir Lancelot Spratt? Great name, great part, played by that old autopsy of a ham, James Robertson Justice. He came from a time when the English stage, screen and nascent box


The Art of John Fisher June 2014

So, for advice on dress code I have turned to the greatest surgeon of them all--Sir Lancelot Spratt. He may be fictional and old fashioned, but his wise words are real enough and contemporary enough to remain as gold dust for the ambitious modern doctor. "The most important rule in surgery is 'show you know your place.'


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The budget cost Box her first choice for the film's antagonist, the flinty chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt (a much crankier version of the character in Gordon's novel). Robert Morley turned the role down because they didn't have enough to pay him what he wanted. Instead, Box cast James Robertson Justice, with other Rank leading men -- Kenneth.


Cult TV Lounge The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)

Perhaps Sir Lancelot Spratt sums it up well - the eyes to have insight, the heart to deal with it, and a gentle touch. Of course, surgeons have to fit into the healthcare system and the two are dependent on each other in order for excellence to prevail.


Scene With James Robertson Justice Characters WITH Sir Lancelot Spratt Film Doctor In Distress (19

Further climbing the credits, he put his stature to good use as King Henry VIII in "The Sword and the Rose" before establishing his best known role, as the intimidating Sir Lancelot Spratt in.


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The one and only James Robertson Justice, who played demanding surgeon, Sir Lancelot Spratt in six feature films, plus Captain Hogg in Doctor at Sea (starring a young Brigitte Bardot, no less). A person, who shall remain nameless for reasons of mystery, whispered into my ear earlier this week.


James Robertson Justice Characters Sir Lancelot Spratt Film Doctor In Clover (1966) Director

Re: Arise, Sir Lancelot. "Don't forget. To be a successful surgeon, you must have the eyes of a hawk, the heart of a lion, and the hands of a lady.". Thus speaks the incomparable Sir Lancelot Spratt, a fictional surgeon from the world of books and the associated medium of film. Circumscribed by students, and a matron who knows him.